Meghan Perkins had 18 points and six rebounds to pace Alabama (10-5, 0-2),
which dropped its second straight on the heels of a four-game win streak.

Alabama was able to keep the game close over the first six-plus minutes of the
first half, but after Alicia Mitcham's jumper knotted the game at 9-9, the
Wildcats embarked on a 16-4 run to jump ahead, 25-13.

The Crimson Tide responded with a 15-7 push to get back within four points
before Kentucky scored the final three points of the first half to carry a
35-28 edge into the second half.

Alabama would close its gap to four points on two separate occasions in the
second half, with the last coming when Shafontaye Myers capped a brief 6-0
spurt with a layup to make it a 47-43 game about five minutes into the frame.

Kentucky, however, responded with an 11-3 run to reopen a 12-point lead, and
the Crimson Tide would get no closer than nine points for the remainder of the
game as the Wildcats gradually pulled away.